7 Books about Midwives, Recommended by Patricia Harman

7 Books about Midwives, Recommended by Patricia Harman

The midwife is a classic literary heroine. She is brave. She is compassionate. She stands like a warrior on a battlefield: life on one side; death on the other, the defender of women and newborns. As a nurse-midwife and author, I read every book I could find about midwives. Since our popularity has grown, there are so many stories that I’ve had to limit my choices. Here are some newly released books and classics I’d like to share.

PATRICIA HARMAN has spent over 30 years caring for women as a midwife, first as a lay-midwife, delivering babies in cabins and on communal farms in West Virginia, and later as a nurse-midwife on the faculty of Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, and West Virginia University. She lives near Morgantown, West Virginia, has three sons, and is the author of two acclaimed memoirs. Her first novel, “The Midwife of Hope River,” was successful around the world. “Once a Midwife” is the fourth book in the Hope River Series.

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